The Summer Cottage
The Summer Cottage by Viola Shipman, published by Graydon House Books on May 24, 2022, is a first-time paperback edition comprising 464 pages. This novel explores the journey of Adie Lou Kruger, who inherits her family’s summer home on Lake Michigan, a place filled with cherished memories. As she navigates the challenges of a broken marriage and an uncertain future, Adie Lou is determined to reclaim her life and restore the beloved cottage, which serves as a backdrop for her personal transformation.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of family life, friendship, and the complexities of marriage and divorce. As Adie Lou embarks on her renovation project, she encounters unexpected obstacles, including resistance from a local preservation society and the realities of running a bed-and-breakfast. Through these experiences, she discovers new sources of support and the possibility of love, ultimately learning to embrace the magic of her surroundings and the importance of community.
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A USA Today Bestseller!
“Every now and then a new voice in fiction arrives to completely charm, entertain and remind us what matters. Viola Shipman is that voice and The Summer Cottage is that absolutely irresistible and necessary novel.” — New York Times Bestselling Author Dorothea Benton Frank
From the bestselling author of The Charm Bracelet and The Recipe Box comes the perfect summer escape about the restorative power of family tradition, small-town community and the feel of sand between your toes
Adie Lou Kruger’s ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Cozy Cottage, the charming, ramshackle summer home–complete with its own set of rules for relaxing–that she’s inherited on Lake Michigan. But despite the fact she’s facing a broken marriage and empty nest, and middle age is looming in the distance, memories of happy childhoods on the beach give her reason for hope. She’s determined not to let her husband’s affair with a grad student reduce her to a cliché, or to waste one more minute in a career she doesn’t love, so it becomes clear what Adie Lou must do: rebuild her life and restore her cottage shingle by shingle, on her terms.
But converting the beloved, weather-beaten structure into a bed-and-breakfast isn’t quite the efficient home-reno experience she’s seen on TV. Pushback from Saugatuck’s contentious preservation society, costly surprises and demanding guests were not part of the plan. But as the cottage comes back to life, Adie Lou does, too, finding support in unexpected places and a new love story on the horizon. One cottage rule at a time, Adie Lou reclaims her own strength, history and joy by rediscovering the magic in every sunset and sandcastle.
Don’t miss bestselling author Viola Shipman’s charming new novel, THE WISHING BRIDGE–where an ambitious executive rediscovers the magic of family, friendship, home…and Christmas!
Other books by Viola Shipman:
- Famous in a Small Town
- The Secret of Snow
- A Wish for Winter
- The Edge of Summer
- The Heirloom Garden
- The Clover Girls
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